Simplify (long algebra problem w/exponents)

Sole with work in 10 years, the average number of hours of tv watched per week by teenagers dropped from 23.9 to 21.4. find the percent of change.

Mrs. morton has a special reward system for her class. when all her students behave well, she rewards them by putting 3 marbles into a marble jar. when the jar has 100 or more marbles, the students have a party. right now, the the jar has 24 marbles. how could mrs. morton reward the class in order for the students to have a party?

[10 points, algebra 2-simplifying complex fractions]according to my answer key the restrictions are -1 and 4. but why not positive 1?